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February 11, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:

February 10, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:

February 10, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

CPSC Lists Voluntary Recalls

February 9, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recalls:

Comments on FDA Report on Evaluating Filers & Self-Correcting Data, Etc. due Mar 8

February 9, 2011 by Kelly Sly|FDA and EPA

In January 2011, the Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of a report, " FDA Transparency Initiative: Improving Transparency to Regulated Industry," in response to a request for input from regulated companies. Comments are due by March 8, 2011.

Topics:Notable CROSS rulings

Nord Says Info Needed to Help CPSC Make Feasibility Determinations on 100 ppm Lead

February 8, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

Commissioner Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging the trade to submit information and data as part of the February 16, 2011 public hearing on the technological feasibility of the 100 parts per million lead content limit in children's product, which is set to take effect August 14, 2011, unless CPSC determines that such a limit is not technologically feasible for a specific product or product category. Nord states that information and data is necessary to help the Commission make educated determinations on the 100 ppm lead content limit.

CPSC Lists Voluntary Recalls

February 8, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has published notice of the following voluntary recall:

CPSC to Vote on Petitions to Exempt 2 Powder Formulations from Packaging Rules

February 8, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to vote by February 8, 2011 on petitions to exempt powder formulations of Colesevelam Hydrochloride (Welchol®) (PP 10-1) and Sevelamer Carbonate (Renvela®) (PP 10-2) from the special packaging requirements of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act.

Revised FDA Import Alerts

February 8, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration has posted revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:

CPSC to Vote on Publication of 2010 Service Contract Actions

February 8, 2011 by Barbara Chaves|FDA and EPA

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is scheduled to vote by February 11, 2011 on a notice, pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which indicates that CPSC's inventory of service contract actions in excess of $25,000 that it awarded in FY 2010 would be made available on CPSC's website.